細菌学および寄生虫学ジャーナル

概要

Irregular Terpene Synthase Substrates: A New Facet of the Bacterial Terpene Metabolism

Birgit Piechulla*, Marie-Chantal Lemfack, Stephan Von Reuss, Nancy Magnus

Aberrant from the ‘isoprene rule’ the terpene synthases of the non-canonical terpene biosynthesis pathway detected in bacteria use methylated and cyclized substrates. The altered substrate spectrum of terpene synthases additionally enlarges the already huge terpene diversity and adds another facet to the fascinating terpene metabolism.